John Key’s Mitt Romney Moment

John Key has had his own Mitt Romney
moment when he was caught out telling a business audience
what he really thinks instead of the usual manufactured
spin, Green Party co-leader Dr Russel Norman said
today.

Mitt Romney was caught out in a secret video
dismissing nearly half the US electorate which seriously
derailed his presidential bid last year.

John Key told
Takapuna business leaders last week that: "The reality is
even Wellington is dying and we don't know how to turn it
around."

“John Key, by his own admission, doesn’t
know how to encourage prosperity but is in fact actively
strangling the potential of the Wellington and Auckland
economies.

“National has slashed public service jobs and
created a climate of fear and caution in Wellington while
Auckland is being strangled by National’s failure to
invest in public transport. Nationally John Key has overseen
massive jobs losses in the manufacturing sector and is doing
nothing to address the high dollar.

“What this slip up
also shows is that John Key doesn’t value the voters of
Wellington. I expect a Prime Minister of New Zealand to
listen and work for all people, even if they don’t vote
for him.

“The Prime Minister represents the entire
country. These comments were a slap in the face for the
hardworking family people in Wellington who care deeply
about New Zealand.

“If you want be Prime Minister of
this country you have got to work for everybody, not just
for some,” Dr Norman
said.

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